Table 2-2. Rate (%) of selected Wave 2 past-year health conditions among individuals without the respective past-year health conditions at Wave 1, by sex and age group, according to past-year average drinking level at Wave 1 among Wave 1 current drinkers.

Table 2-2. Rate (%) of selected Wave 2 past‑year health conditions among individuals without the respective past‑year health conditions at Wave 1, by sex and age group, according to Wave 1 past‑year average drinking level1 among Wave 1 current drinkers.2

Wave 1 past‑year average drinking level
and Wave 2 past‑year health conditions

Both sexes

Sex

Age group at Wave 1

Estimate

S.E.

Male

Female

18–24 years

25–44 years

45–64 years

65 years and older

Estimate

S.E.

Estimate

S.E.

Estimate

S.E.

Estimate

S.E.

Estimate

S.E.

Estimate

S.E.

Light drinker

Hardening of the arteries or arteriosclerosis

1.20

0.10

1.54

0.19

0.95

0.12

*0.35

0.14

0.27

0.08

1.25

0.18

5.63

0.63

High blood pressure or hypertension

10.15

0.38

11.23

0.65

9.31

0.42

3.12

0.52

6.82

0.44

16.07

0.83

22.51

1.47

Cirrhosis of the liver

0.09

0.03

*0.12

0.05

*0.07

0.03

*0.13

0.10

*0.07

0.04

*0.14

0.07

*0.01

0.01

Any other form of liver disease

0.37

0.06

0.53

0.12

0.24

0.06

*0.10

0.09

0.51

0.12

0.31

0.09

*0.31

0.13

Chest pain or angina pectoris

2.56

0.17

2.50

0.25

2.61

0.22

1.18

0.32

1.65

0.20

3.75

0.39

4.53

0.58

Rapid heart beat or tachycardia

3.25

0.19

2.45

0.25

3.88

0.28

1.54

0.36

2.39

0.27

4.10

0.39

6.28

0.70

Heart attack or myocardial infarction

0.73

0.09

1.18

0.16

0.39

0.08

—

0.20

0.08

0.98

0.18

2.81

0.50

Any other form of heart disease

1.89

0.14

2.15

0.22

1.69

0.16

*0.13

0.08

0.78

0.13

2.58

0.27

6.35

0.72

Stomach ulcer

1.54

0.12

1.26

0.19

1.75

0.17

1.19

0.32

1.52

0.19

1.69

0.21

1.57

0.33

Gastritis

3.24

0.19

2.46

0.28

3.85

0.25

1.00

0.32

2.36

0.24

4.33

0.41

6.30

0.64

Arthritis

9.83

0.33

8.77

0.49

10.69

0.42

2.50

0.47

5.77

0.38

15.74

0.76

27.64

1.67

Schizophrenia or psychotic illness or episode

0.55

0.08

0.65

0.14

0.46

0.10

0.94

0.32

0.57

0.12

0.55

0.17

*0.04

0.04

Moderate drinker

Hardening of the arteries or arteriosclerosis

1.07

0.17

1.28

0.22

*0.50

0.21

—

*0.19

0.10

0.92

0.28

6.45

1.25

High blood pressure or hypertension

8.77

0.51

9.28

0.65

7.38

0.77

3.03

0.84

5.82

0.64

13.50

1.15

21.21

2.46

Cirrhosis of the liver

*0.09

0.04

*0.03

0.02

*0.23

0.15

—

*0.14

0.09

*0.05

0.04

*0.07

0.07

Any other form of liver disease

0.64

0.15

0.61

0.16

*0.74

0.28

—

0.59

0.17

1.07

0.37

*0.53

0.53

Chest pain or angina pectoris

1.63

0.24

1.66

0.27

1.54

0.46

*0.30

0.30

0.92

0.23

2.44

0.55

3.99

0.98

Rapid heart beat or tachycardia

2.40

0.29

2.21

0.34

2.92

0.56

*0.55

0.36

1.78

0.32

3.77

0.76

3.53

0.86

Heart attack or myocardial infarction

0.32

0.08

0.30

0.09

*0.37

0.19

—

*0.10

0.07

0.58

0.19

*0.83

0.39

Any other form of heart disease

0.96

0.16

1.02

0.18

0.82

0.30

*0.30

0.30

*0.32

0.13

1.01

0.28

4.35

1.01

Stomach ulcer

1.09

0.20

0.99

0.21

1.37

0.36

*1.99

0.72

0.86

0.22

0.92

0.30

*1.37

0.57

Gastritis

2.14

0.23

2.05

0.29

2.37

0.46

*0.78

0.45

1.47

0.29

2.95

0.57

4.30

0.91

Arthritis

8.40

0.50

8.37

0.58

8.47

0.93

*1.63

0.75

4.56

0.53

14.79

1.35

21.51

2.47

Schizophrenia or psychotic illness or episode

*0.16

0.07

*0.04

0.04

*0.47

0.22

—

*0.16

0.08

*0.18

0.15

*0.28

0.27

Heavier drinker

Hardening of the arteries or arteriosclerosis

1.17

0.23

1.47

0.34

0.72

0.23

*0.03

0.03

*0.57

0.29

1.31

0.44

5.04

1.34

High blood pressure or hypertension

10.63

0.69

11.09

0.88

9.97

1.09

3.87

1.00

6.30

0.85

17.26

1.50

31.96

3.73

Cirrhosis of the liver

*0.33

0.17

*0.54

0.28

*0.03

0.03

—

*0.16

0.12

*0.88

0.53

—

Any other form of liver disease

0.92

0.20

0.95

0.29

0.88

0.28

—

1.26

0.42

1.26

0.37

*0.19

0.19

Chest pain or angina pectoris

2.44

0.38

2.27

0.48

2.68

0.59

*1.35

0.73

2.45

0.59

3.12

0.63

*2.28

1.27

Rapid heart beat or tachycardia

3.02

0.37

2.94

0.49

3.13

0.60

*1.51

0.59

2.99

0.64

2.84

0.58

6.17

1.67

Heart attack or myocardial infarction

0.36

0.11

*0.37

0.16

*0.34

0.13

*0.16

0.16

*0.15

0.07

*0.78

0.31

*0.28

0.27

Any other form of heart disease

1.81

0.25

1.50

0.29

2.26

0.51

*0.15

0.15

0.56

0.22

2.89

0.66

6.41

1.33

Stomach ulcer

1.40

0.26

1.30

0.36

1.54

0.38

*1.12

0.50

1.04

0.33

2.46

0.68

*0.21

0.21

Gastritis

2.21

0.31

2.09

0.42

2.39

0.48

*0.32

0.19

1.96

0.43

3.61

0.79

*2.40

0.87

Arthritis

9.48

0.72

9.57

0.98

9.33

0.96

*2.27

0.95

7.05

0.98

14.08

1.45

23.62

3.03

Schizophrenia or psychotic illness or episode

0.32

0.11

*0.29

0.14

*0.35

0.17

*0.61

0.45

*0.41

0.18

0.13

0.07

0.04

1Light drinker: 3 or fewer drinks per week on average. Moderate drinker: on average more than 3 drinks and up to 7 drinks per week for women and more than 3 drinks and up to 14 drinks per week for men.
Heavier drinker: on average more than 1 drink per day for women and more than 2 drinks per day for men.

2Current drinker: 1 or more drinks in the past year.

*Fewer than 10 observations in the cell.

—Empty cell.

SOURCE: NIAAA 2001–2002 and 2004–2005 National Epidemiologic Surveys on Alcohol and Related Conditions.

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